New Translation System

Ahoy Buccaneers!

Over the past few days I’ve been working on many different things, but this time I want to focus on a very important improvement for the future of the game: a completely revamped translation system, designed to help Lusty Buccaneers reach many more players around the world.

Until now, the game was only available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, but thanks to this new system, Lusty Buccaneers will also be playable in Indonesian, French, Russian, and Chinese. This opens the door for thousands of new players to enjoy the adventure in their native language and also makes it easy to add many more languages in the future.

From now on, a new option will appear on the game’s main start screen where you can change the game language.

Note: You can also access it from the Settings menu, as always.

When you enter this option, the following window will be displayed:

By default, the game will always be in English and will come without any translation downloaded.

From now on, languages will work through individual downloads, which means each player can download only the languages they want to use. In this menu, each language will have a visual status indicating its current state. When a language appears in green with a checkmark, it means it is downloaded, up to date, and currently in use. When it appears in red with a spiral icon, it means the language is downloaded but corresponds to an older version of the game, so it needs to be updated. When it appears in black with a download icon, it means that language has not been downloaded yet.

In the example image above, Spanish appears in green because it is correctly updated and currently in use, while English is also available and updated to the latest version. On the other hand, Portuguese appears in red because it needs an update, and Indonesian, French, Russian, and Chinese appear in black because no version has been downloaded yet. By clicking on the download icon, you can quickly download the latest available version of the language you choose.

It’s important to remember that every time you download a new version of the game, you will also need to update the language you are using to make sure it matches that version correctly. The translations are automated, so there may be errors or phrases that could be improved, and I count on your help to keep refining them little by little. I will most likely create a dedicated section on Discord for this in the future.

This change will allow more people to play in their native language, reach new communities, and help Lusty Buccaneers keep growing and bringing you more and better content. It’s a huge step forward for the future of the game and for everything that’s coming.

This new system will be available to everyone, both in the Patreon version and the free version, starting with versions v0.40 and v0.41.

As always, thank you for the constant support and for helping Lusty Buccaneers keep moving forward version after version. I’ll be bringing you more news very soon.

Kampai!